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Low German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German över, from Old Saxon ovar, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.
Pronunciation
Adverb
över
- over, above
- (postpositional) over (implying motion)
- remaining, left over
- (in compounds) excessively, more than
- passing by, going away
Preposition
över
- over
- about, concerning
Inflection
Pronominal adverbs of över
| preposition
|
över
|
| postpositional adv.
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över
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| + her (hither)
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röver
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| + düt (this)
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hieröver
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| + dat (that)
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doröver
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| + wat (what)
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woröver
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| + wat (something)
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enerwegens över
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| + nix (nothing)
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nargens över
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| + allens (everything)
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överall över
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Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Swedish ivir, yvir, ø̄wer, from Runic Swedish ufiR, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.
Pronunciation
Adverb
över (not comparable)
- above; more than
Över femhundra kom- More than five hundred came.
- (ball games) over the goal
Han sköt bollen över.- He shot the ball over the goal.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "more than"): under
Derived terms
- överkurs (“advanced course; extra step; overevaluation”)
Preposition
över
- above
- over; across
Det finns en bro över floden.- There is a bridge over the river.
- over; about clothes worn over something else
- past; after the latest full hour or, if used in the phrase "fem över halv", the latest half-hour
- Antonym: i
Middag börjar att serveras fem [minuter] över sex på kvällen.- Dinner will begin to be served five past six in the evening.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Postposition
över
- over; all over
Jag har sökt efter den landet över.- I have searched for it all over the land.
Usage notes
Normally a preposition, this över is used as a postposition in the expression världen över = all over the world (cf. "the whole world over")
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